Farming the Apartment

Seed Starting Day!

Well folks, tomorrow is the Big Day! I’m going to be doing my seed starting tomorrow and I’m so excited. I’m starting quite a bit early this year because I’d like to have my first salad greens by the end of March, and I’m determined to get tomatoes in July. I debated for awhile over whether to direct sow or start seed in flats, and then decide to start transplants in flats when my Mom sent me an Earthbox as a present. I’m going to put two tomatoes in the Earthbox, and I’m anxious to see how big they get. I still have to go out and pick up some more potting soil, but I’m going to do that in the morning. And this year I am taking my hand cart! Last year I hauled everything (including a 40 pound bag of pea gravel 12 blocks which my husband carried most of the way) by hand. Starting seeds will be a nice activity for tomorrow morning, since we’ve had -20 (with the wind chill) temperatures for almost a week straight.